African decentralization : local actors, powers and accountability

Abstract: In Africa, decentralization is not implemented in ways necessary to realize the benefits that theory predicts, because it fails to entrust downwardly accountable representative actors with significant domains of autonomous discretionary power.

Author(s): Ribot, Jesse Craig

Source(s): , Democracy, governance and human rights programme paper; 8 ix, 89 p., 30 cm Democracy, governance and human rights programme paper 8

Published: 2002 United nations research institute for social development (UNRISD) [etc.], Geneva [etc.] (English

ISBN/ISSN: /1020-8186

Link: http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/document.nsf/(httpPublications)/3345AC67E6875754C1256D12003E6C95?OpenDocument

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